| Publication Type: | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication: | 2008 |
| Authors: | Gaiger, F., Vanin, S. Antonio |
| Journal: | Annales de la Société entomologique de France (N.S.) |
| Volume: | 44 |
| Pagination: | 47–57 |
| ISSN: | 0037-9271 |
| Keywords: | Curculionidae, Entiminae, female genitalia, Hylobiina, Morphology |
| Abstract: | The utility of the female genitalia and associated sclerites (tergite and sternite VIII) in the systematics of the Curculionidae is discussed. Examples from the tribe Entimini (Entiminae) and subtribe Hylobiina (Molytinae: Hylobiini) are given. The female characters prove to be informative for establishing the phylogenetic relationships among genera of Entimini. They are essential in determining species groups within the genus Arniticus Pascoe, Hylobiina. |
| URL: | https://doi.org/10.1080/00379271.2008.10697543 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/00379271.2008.10697543 |